Project latest:

• OFFICIALLY OPENED by local school children on Monday 15th February 2010

The first of twenty two Poole Playbuilder sites!  Installers made an early start at Sherborn Crescent when a job elsewhere in the country was postponed.  The play area was closed on 28th October and re-opened on a sunny Saturday, 7th November.

The existing play equipment has been repainted, and three new items are being installed - the roundabout, zip wire and jungle climber;  we'll be back to add the finishing touches (seating and a litter bin) by the end of March.

Misfit

A specially made 11m 'embankment slide' was supposed to link the upper and lower levels, and it arrived on 16th November as planned.  Unfortunately it didn't fit the space properly and could have been dangerous to use so it had to be returned.  The money will be spent other improvements.

10th Nov, the zip wire with Matta tiles installed to protect against wear-and-tear	11th Feb; the invitation goes out for the official opening on Monday
9th Nov, the new roundabout and repainted climbing frame	10th Nov, the new jungle climber - installed into green 'Cushionfall'

Unfortunately, we experienced some problems over the first weekend when the security fencing was brought down and part of the zip wire was damaged by fire on Sunday night. 

2nd Nov, the zip wire 'launch pad' suffered fire damage	3rd Nov, the zip wire (a replacement launch pad has been borrowed from another project)

• Read what young people had to say about their play area before the improvements

click to download play design PDF (2.6MB)

Above: 10th November 2009.  Below: the play area prior to improvements. 

But the biggest changes have been made on lower field